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Fire breaks out next to Randburg taxi rank
Randburg CBD - Fire causes havoc next to taxi rank.
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A fire broke out next to the Randburg taxi rank in the CBD in the afternoon of 23 October.
A major cleanup operation was occurring between the Randburg Community Policing Forum, Johannesburg Social Housing company (Joshco) and the Randburg Management Services.
![A fire spread through the open land next to the Randburg Taxi Rank on 23 October.](https://www.randburgsun.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/10/RS43NZfire-A-fire-spread-through-the-open-land-next-to-the-Randburg-Taxi-Rank-on-23-October.-Small-423x281.jpg)
No one knows how the fire started.
The fire slowly spread until Randburg Fire Station and Hunter’s Hill Fire Station each sent a fire engine and crew to the scene.
Working together, they put the main fire out, as well as small pockets of fire around the premises.
![Firefighters put out the fire next to the Randburg Taxi Rank on 23 October.](https://www.randburgsun.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/10/RS43NZfire-Firefighters-put-out-the-fire-next-to-the-Randburg-Taxi-Rank-on-23-October.-Small-423x281.jpg)
No one was hurt.
Aerosol cans were loudly exploding, and a huge cloud of smoke was visible from neighbouring suburbs.
![Randburg and Hunter's Hill fire stations each sent a fire engine.](https://www.randburgsun.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/10/RS43NZfire-Randburg-and-Hunter__s-Hill-fire-stations-each-sent-a-fire-engine.-Small-423x281.jpg)